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What are some words you swear people use to try and sound smart? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Mine is - Algorithm. Ever since people have learned some of the inner workings of how content is suggested to them, that became the new spammed word that easily got exhausted within the week of it being used.

Yeah, an algorithm does indeed pitch you things of what to watch or listen to. But there's more going on than that, but people all the time just stop at that word and expect everyone to suddenly understand it. Sadly, most people just buy it at face value.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Vis a vis is used in an uncommon way here. It typically means "in relation to", "compared with" or "regarding"

"The poodle needs more grooming vis a vis most other breeds of dog"

"The poodle needs more grooming compared to most other breeds of dog"

The use of erudite is slightly wrong. It's an adjective meaning knowledgeable, but you used it like a noun.

"Steve is really erudite"

"Steve is really well-read"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I genuinely thought erudite was a noun. Thanks, TIL

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Happy to help! I love uncommon words and love to see them used correctly